Katherine Hyatt, LMHC , RYT 200
Katherine started practicing yoga in 2012 after relocating to the Finger Lakes, not realizing how it would impact and shape her future. She began practicing as a way to aid her in building strength, stability and self-regulation for running. The practice quickly evolved after a series of traumatic losses leaving her to crave the safety of the practice. Katherine completed her 200hr teacher training through Grounded By Yoga in Bloomfield, NY in June 2016 and from there developed what we now know as Branches of Growth Mental Health Counseling and Yoga Studio.
Katherine's mission has been to create a small, safe space for people to practice grounding, mindfulness, meditation and connecting with their bodies in a judgement free zone. Her favorite part of teaching is when students stop listening to her and listen to what their body needs. Katherine specializes in yoga classes specific to mental health (ie. yoga for mental wellness and yoga for anxiety), as both a yoga teacher and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has attended many trainings on Trauma- Sensitive Yoga, Trauma Conscious Yoga, Childlight Yoga (teens, as well as baby and toddler), Yin Yoga, Yoga for Depression and Military Sexual Trauma. Katherine taught both chair yoga and in the inpatient psychiatric unit for a few years at the VA- pre-pandemic. She is also a Reiki 2 practitioner.
Katherine's mission has been to create a small, safe space for people to practice grounding, mindfulness, meditation and connecting with their bodies in a judgement free zone. Her favorite part of teaching is when students stop listening to her and listen to what their body needs. Katherine specializes in yoga classes specific to mental health (ie. yoga for mental wellness and yoga for anxiety), as both a yoga teacher and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has attended many trainings on Trauma- Sensitive Yoga, Trauma Conscious Yoga, Childlight Yoga (teens, as well as baby and toddler), Yin Yoga, Yoga for Depression and Military Sexual Trauma. Katherine taught both chair yoga and in the inpatient psychiatric unit for a few years at the VA- pre-pandemic. She is also a Reiki 2 practitioner.
Hannah Mountain, RYT 200
Hannah has been practicing Yoga since 2014. She started practicing Yoga as part of her own healing journey. Hannah has been trained in trauma informed practices and always offers a safe space to all. Hannah has experience teaching Buddhist Mindfulness practices that are incorporated throughout her classes. Hannah believes in compassionate responses and you will experience this when taking classes with her. Hannah is knowledgeable in many Yoga practices and will meet you where you are at. Hannah’s practices will help you gain insight into the present moment and help you learn how to be your authentic self.
Danielle Radigan, RYT 200
Danielle has been practicing Yoga since 2014. Her practice began in college with hot yoga as a way to stay physically fit. Quickly this evolved into a practice to maintain not only physical wellness, but also mental and emotional wellness. Danielle began her training with a teacher who taught Iyengar Vinyasa style classes focusing on alignment and breath. Additionally Danielle has been trained in yoga for body image concerns and trauma informed yoga. Danielle believes “All bodies are good bodies” and that yoga is for everyone. Danielle has been trained in many different styles of yoga, but her classes typically consist of slower moving postures, chakra discussion, breathwork, and deep stretching. Danielle maintains her own yoga practice as a means to center herself and to show her body and mind compassion and peace.
Allison Graff, RYT 200
Allison is a yoga teacher, mindfulness instructor, and health coach, as well as a survivor of several heart and brain complications. Still thriving, she now shares her passion for self-awareness, balance, focus, and patience in life and work.
Megan Hook, RYT
Megan is a yoga teacher, sounds facilitator, and meditation teacher who as been practicing for over 25 years and teaching for over ten years. Her root yogic tradition is Kundalini, she also teaching Hatha, and facilitates Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, and leads mantra/Kirtan workshops. Megan is a Yoga Alliance CEU provider and teaches nationally and internationally on the Insight Timer App. As a sound facilitator Megan has a degree in classical music from Ithaca College and offers a variety of beautiful, healing sounds such as crystal bowls, Himalayan bowls, gongs, drums, chimes, flutes, sacred mantra, and much more. Additionally Megan facilitates mindfulness and meditation in different sacred and secular traditions. She works with both adults and K-12 students. She did her secular mindfulness training at UCLA, at MARC (Mindfulness Awareness Research Center) part of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Biology at UCLA, and at Mindful Schools. www.mindsound.co www.hookmindfulness.com
